U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining over 100 points on Thursday.
Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.24% to 33,824.53 while the NASDAQ rose 1.05% to 11,432.45. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.54% to 4,037.88.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
- Consumer discretionary shares rose by 1.9% on Thursday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector includedBoot Barn Holdings, Inc.(NYSE:BOOT), up 8%, andTesla, Inc.(NASDAQ:TSLA), up 9%.
- In trading on Thursday, utilities shares fell by 0.4%.
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